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Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 771 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 11-03-2023 16:15	Saturday Surfing, March 4, 2023! Happy Caturday, my friend. The last of Connor’s seventh birthday celebrations is happening at the Marin Humane Society t-minus three hours, whic... 11-03-2023 16:15	The Caboodle Grip! \| Wander Beauty Sunkissed Getaway Palette This is Connor’s birthday Caboodle, and it’s filled with jewelry and makeup. ? Can somebody please explain the hold that Caboodles have on... 11-03-2023 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Hi, friend. Happy Sunday to ya. ? You know what" I was just sitting here at my desk thinking about what to do for today’s installment of Su... 11-03-2023 16:15
How Well Do You Do Bangs" I think it depends on the bang style. Like, if I ever did them again, I’d go with curtain bangs or some sort of fringe that could grow out easil... 11-03-2023 16:15	Checking In: A Beauty Bakerie Palette, Hourglass Eyeliners a Ever wonder why Graham crackers are called ?Graham? crackers" I was wondering this the other day while swatching the Do It for the Graham Eyeshad... 28-02-2023 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Hey, cat lady! Hope you’re doing well. We just got back from a weekend trip to Monterey, California. It’s been a while since the last time... 28-02-2023 16:15	What?s the Oldest Piece of Makeup in Your Collection That Yo I know, kinda gross, but let’s be real. Some of us don’t always stick very closely to expiration dates! Last year I did a major makeup pur... 28-02-2023 16:15
Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 770 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 28-02-2023 16:15	Saturday Surfing, February 25, 2023! Hiya, beautiful girl. Welcome to the weekend. I hope you get the chance to rest and recover, ideally with a kitty friend nearby! This week’s rea... 28-02-2023 16:15	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 755 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 15-11-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo The felines I’ve assisted are vastly different, but one thing they have in common is their love for faraway friends. For Tabs, it was a squirrel... 14-11-2022 16:18
Saturday Surfing, November 12, 2022! Well, hi there Caturday! It’s good to see ya. Yes, that’s me next to a rug. I finally bought one for the dining room. Please excuse the cr... 13-11-2022 16:16	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 754 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 08-11-2022 16:16	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo I have been blessed to work amidst the greatness of two historically brilliant cat minds — Tabs and Rosie — but even among the caliber of ... 07-11-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, November 5, 2022! Hey there, friend. Who’s up for a Caturday mani-pedi" I’m making it a priority from now until the end of the year to do a weekly poli... 06-11-2022 16:14
Thoughts on Changing Hair Texture as You Get Older I have a section of my brain devoted solely to obsessing over beauty thoughts, and currently, it’s occupied by hair texture and how it changes a... 05-11-2022 16:14	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 753 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 01-11-2022 16:17	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs never passed on an opportunity to get dressed up, and it’s funny…the more elaborate and more time consuming a Halloween costume was, ... 31-10-2022 16:16	Saturday Surfing, October 29, 2022! Hi, friend. Happy Caturday! My new favorite thing lately has been making banana bread for my friends and neighbors. It’s one of the things IR... 30-10-2022 16:16
Share Your Self-Care List What’s currently on yours" Since I found out that I would be laid off and my last day at work will be next Monday, I’ve been going ba... 27-10-2022 16:15	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 752 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 25-10-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo When Tabs famously arrived to his annual Fierce Feline Costume Ball in 2015 wearing nothing but a black candy corn-themed bow tie, it was fire. ? R... 24-10-2022 16:16	Saturday Surfing, October 22, 2022! Hiya, friend. I hope your weekend is off to a nice start. It’s been unusually quiet on this end, I know. I haven’t been feeling super grea... 23-10-2022 16:15
Unsung Makeup Heroes: Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in Malice Throwing it waaaaay back today with an oldie but goodie, Chanel Malice Blush. I first wrote about it in 2014! This peachy pink blush is still a classi... 20-10-2022 16:14	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 751 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 18-10-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Fierce, fine fabulousness. Fabulosity. Furr-ocious feline phantasmagoria. Foine. Phenom. Fantastique. His majesty, the king of feline fashion, Tabs th... 17-10-2022 16:16	Saturday Surfing, October 14, 2022! Hiya, friend. It’s a cool, crisp autumn morning here in my neck of the woods, which makes it a purr-fect time to light one of my favorite fall c... 16-10-2022 16:15
What Makeup Shades Are the Most (and Least) Flattering on Yo Let’s see, the shades that are the most flattering on my tan skin tone (I’m an NC42 in MAC), are pretty much anything in the warm, but not... 15-10-2022 16:15	Apples and Oranges! Seasonal Apple Treats from Trader Joe?s, One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies is from “Good Will Hunting,” and it’s when Matt Damon’s character, Wil... 13-10-2022 16:17	Fall Nails with OPI Malaga Wine, and Neighborhood Cat Politi Well, hello reading glasses. I recently realized that in order to paint my nails successfully, I need to wear a pair in order to see what I’m do... 12-10-2022 16:14	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 750 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 11-10-2022 16:16
Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Back when Tabs was the ruling force in the neighborhood, all of the felines knew that once fall arrived, it was time to turn up their fashion game. In... 10-10-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, October 8, 2022! Good morning and happy Caturday! We made it. ? Right meow, I’m way too excited to put my hair up in one of these scrunchies. LOL! I went on a ha... 09-10-2022 16:16	Scrunchies, the Unsung Heroes of the Hair World, and TGIF! TGIF, my friend! Thank goodness we’ve reached the end of the week because last night I had yet another evening of elusive sleep, and I’m b... 08-10-2022 16:15	Latest Ulta Haul, and a Thursday Hello! Happy Thursday, my friend. How goes it" You know what I discovered in the past few weeks" If you need someone to chat with for 45 minutes ab... 07-10-2022 16:17
Shopping My Stash: Honest Beauty Off Duty Liquid Lipstick This is the face of a lady who desperately needs a haircut, LOL! Oh, and a lady who’s about to jump on a video work call in about 15 minutes. ? ... 05-10-2022 16:16	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 749 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 04-10-2022 16:14	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo What is it with pumpkins" Is it because they’re so rotund" So majestic" So orange" So round" What is it about them that... 03-10-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, October 1, 2022! Happy first day of October, friend. We’re headed to the pumpkin patch today, so to celebrate this exciting event, Connor asked if we could do ma... 02-10-2022 16:15
3 Recent Revelations, and Ilia Rococco Lipstick 1. Re: buying blinds for your house We finally caved in and went to a store that specializes in blinds because all the options and colors have just go... 28-09-2022 16:15	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 748 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 27-09-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo The following first appeared in Fortune magazine… “When I’m at work,” Tabs says, “I’m going to bring it, so I expe... 26-09-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, September 24, 2022! Happy Saturday, beauty friend! It’s going to be a skin care kinda day because I’ll be headed to Ulta in a few. Their Fall Haul sale is hap... 25-09-2022 16:14
The Red Lipstick to Rule Them All! I know I’ve been talking about Dior 999 lately, but dang, it really is that good! It’s kiss proof, mask proof, transfer proof… Basic... 22-09-2022 16:17	Mad About Mascara! It’s clear from the answers to question nine in yesterday’s Monday poll that as a collective group we are mad about mascara! Did you think... 21-09-2022 16:16	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 747 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 20-09-2022 16:16	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo My goodness, first rain of the season! This was the first rain of the season. Earlier than usual, and it wasn’t a lot of rain, but it came down ... 19-09-2022 16:15
Saturday Surfing, September 17, 2022! Good morning, and happy Caturday! Last night, I was just about to fall into bed when I made the mistake of checking Netflix. Did you know there’... 18-09-2022 16:14	Chanel Makeup: Your Tried and True Staples" I’ve been wearing a lot of Chanel lately, and for the first time in a while, I’m feeling inspired to wear makeup again! What are your trie... 16-09-2022 16:15	A Little Bit of Dior! Dior 999 Lipstick Please excuse the cray-cray clips in these pictures. I’m about to jump on a video call, and my stray hairs needed all the help they could get. L... 15-09-2022 16:16	3 Reasons to Love Lipgloss 1. It’s nostalgic. Well, it’s nostalgic for me, at least, LOL! Shiny, sparkly tubes take me back to my 20s, when I was living in San Franc... 14-09-2022 16:16
Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 746 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 13-09-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs recognized that good pet assistants were hard to come by, and he was a firm believer in starting one’s training early, ideally before the a... 12-09-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, September 10, 2022! Good morning, beautiful. Happy Saturday to you. How was your week" Mine was long and filled with SO. MUCH. ADULTING. Being a grownup is so much h... 11-09-2022 16:14	Purr-Fect Cat Eyeliner Flicks Are Easy With This Quick Makeu This is one of my go-to tricks for even eyeliner flicks. I used it this morning, as a matter of fact! Throughout the long, hallowed (not really) histo... 08-09-2022 16:15
Do You Bother With Makeup When It?s Hot" We’re currently experiencing a crazy heat wave here in California that’s not expected to break until Thursday. It’s so uncomfortabl... 07-09-2022 16:16	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 745 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&... 06-09-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Our boy Tabs was a big cat with an even BIGGER heart. He liked to maintain his reputation as a self-centered diva, but if you knew the real Tabs, you... 05-09-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, September 3, 2022! Good morning! How are you doing, friend" I hope these gorgeous pink lilies bring you some cheer today. They’re called “naked ladies&... 04-09-2022 16:15
What Do You Think About Print Beauty Magazines Disappearing& “Allure” announced recently that they will cease printing the magazine and moving to an all-digital platform; the last print edition will ... 03-09-2022 16:14	Checking In: The Gift of Vegetables, Cabbage Rolls and Chane The bounty of produce being gifted to me by my neighbors continues! Check out these beans… What does one do with purple beans" I’m ... 02-09-2022 16:15	7 Reasons to Love Red Lipstick 1. Red lips do so much heavy makeup lifting. You totally have the option to phone the rest of your look in if ya want! With red lips, I know I can g... 31-08-2022 16:16	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 744 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 30-08-2022 16:13
Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabby Targaryen, first of his name… You know, I’ve often wondered how my tabby boy got his start. He was such a magnificent beast, such a... 29-08-2022 16:14	Saturday Surfing, August 27, 2022! Reasons to love Saturday Waking up without an alarm clock. Watching a movie in one uninterrupted block of time. Side note: During the weekdays, it us... 28-08-2022 16:16	Beauty Chat! Big Cats for Chantecaille and the Rise of the I I like big cats and I cannot lie! By the way, if you sang those words to yourself with the melody from “Baby Got Back,” PROPS. Big cats,... 26-08-2022 16:14	What Type of Makeup Looks Are You Liking Right Meow" 1. A softly shimmering lid. For a while I was all about mattes because I like how they create an illusion of a deeper crease, but now I love softly s... 25-08-2022 16:14
Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 743 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&... 23-08-2022 16:14	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs always got a kick out of the phrase “the dog days of summer,” to which he’d add, “why don’t we have a cat days of ... 22-08-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, August 20, 2022! Hi, there! Happy Caturday. How’s your day going so far" Good, I hope. Check this out — last night’s dinner. Nothing fancy, jus... 21-08-2022 16:14	Happy Friday, and Things I?m Excited About at the Moment Random things I’m excited about at the moment. Comfy shoes. I’m wearing my Vans with the makeup print today. Cooler weather around the c... 20-08-2022 16:14
First Day of First Grade, and the BEST MAC Mascara Well, I guess it’s a good thing I wore waterproof mascara today just in case. My fave at the moment is an oldie but goodie– MAC In Extre... 19-08-2022 16:14	Do You Wear More or Less Makeup Than You Did 10 Years Ago&qu I wear considerably less makeup than I did 10 years ago! During that season of my life, beauty blogging was my full-time gig, so I spent my days swatc... 18-08-2022 16:16	Bright Lips for a Big Work Presentation, and Stuff I?ve Been Happy Tuesday, friend! I realize we’re already halfway through the day, but I had a presentation earlier and spent the morning prepping for it.... 17-08-2022 16:15	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 742 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 16-08-2022 16:14
Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs was a workaholic, it’s true, but one thing he was really good about was setting his boundaries. He knew when it was time to take a break, ... 15-08-2022 16:14	Saturday Surfing, August 13, 2022! Good morning, beautiful! Happy, happy Saturday. Getting a slow start this morning because this week was A LOT, and I’m officially tapped out. C... 14-08-2022 16:15	What Beauty Products Have You Finished Recently" There are a few things missing in the pic above because I’ve been trying to get better about removing unnecessary items right away, and it didn&... 12-08-2022 16:14	MAC Creme in Your Coffee Lipstick and Thoughts on Coffee Neutral lip lovers who also happen to adore coffee, you have to get MAC Creme in Your Coffee into your life, ASAP. It’s a mid-tone pinkish brown... 11-08-2022 16:14
Checking In: Current Beauty Wish List, Spa Day Shenanigans, Current Beauty Wish list Lots of skin care and hair stuff on this list, I know. They’re both what I’ve been into for a while now, so I... 10-08-2022 16:14	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 741 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 09-08-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs had a special connection to flowers, and I’m not just referring to how he nibbled on my snapdragons and gerbera daisies. He loved the col... 08-08-2022 16:16	Saturday Surfing, August 6, 2022! Why is drawing with lipstick on watercolor paper so entertaining" LOL! Happy Saturday, friend. El Hub and Connor left early this morning to go f... 07-08-2022 16:13
I?m Loving the Laura Mercier Petal Soft Lip Crayons As someone perpetually dealing with a time crunch EVERY MORNING (sigh), makeup in crayon form is now my beauty BFF. Drawing on your face is just that ... 05-08-2022 16:13	15 Things I?ve Learned (and Relearned) Recently, and a Tuesd Learn new communication skills. It’s always a good thing. You don’t have to respond right away. It’s fine to pause and take a few ... 03-08-2022 16:14	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 740 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 01-08-2022 16:14	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs and Rosie have wildly different personalities, but one thing they do have in common is their absolute love for alone time, a.k.a. meow time. Bo... 01-08-2022 16:14
Saturday Surfing, July 30, 2022! Happy Caturday, and greetings from the Russian River. Rosie-Pose kicked us out to chill with her favorite petsitter (I’m starting to think she&#... 30-07-2022 16:14	How Adventurous Are You When It Comes to Changing Your Hair How adventurous are you when it comes to changing your hair cut" Do you play it safe and stick to a style that already works for you, or are you... 30-07-2022 16:14	Checking In: Nordstrom Anniversary Purchases, Beauty Recycli Hey there, friend. How’s it going" My week has been cray-cray. Yet despite this, I’ve somehow still managed to hit up the Nordstrom ... 29-07-2022 16:14	When You Watch Movies, Do You Ever Check the Credits to See One of the things I still do when the credits roll at the end of a movie, especially when there’s ’60s-style makeup! I do this All. The. ... 28-07-2022 16:13
Summery Coral Lips and Cheeks, and What Adulting Equals Adulting equals? Saying things like ?wood rot? and ?gum recession? and ?deployment calendar? and ?reparenting yourself.? Packing emergency go-bags fo... 27-07-2022 16:15	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 739 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 26-07-2022 16:14	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Tabs Summertime is adventure time! That’s one thing I learned from Tabs. (Oh, that’s one of many things I learned from Tabs.) He was nev... 25-07-2022 16:15	Saturday Surfing, July 23, 2022! Happy Saturday, sweet girl. I hope you get the chance to rest and relax this weekend. Remember, it’s a good thing to slow down and recover. We ... 24-07-2022 16:14
Fighting Eel Clothing, a Fresh Hawaii Find! Butter soft jersey" Check. Wrinkle-resistant fabric" Check" Super cute prints" CHECK! Fighting Eel Clothing is my new favorite fre... 22-07-2022 16:15	Checking In: A Quick Hello! How goes it" I hope your lipgloss is sparkly and your base is behaving (I’m wearing Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua today, so I’m set). We... 21-07-2022 16:15	Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 738 So…what is the Monday Poll" Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It&#... 18-07-2022 16:15	Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vo Meow-loha! Rosie wanted to say a quick hi from Novato. Connor, El Hub and I are still on Oahu but headed back tomorrow. Rosie has been living it up w... 18-07-2022 16:15

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